What does three-quarter mean?
Three-quarter means of three fourths of the usual dimension.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
of three fourths of the usual dimension.
a three-quarter length coat.
England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.
Europe has around a three-quarter billion/milliard (i.e. 750 million) inhabitants.
Use three-quarter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Three-quarter means of three fourths of the usual dimension.
Common synonyms include three-quarters, ¾, fractional.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a three-quarter length coat.
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